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Mass and Class Claims in Arbitration
April 1, 2014
On April 9, the 11th Annual ITA-ASIL Conference: Mass and Class Claims in Arbitration will be presented from 12:00 noon – 4:30 p.m. in Washington D.C. at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. The conference examines the competing trends and future prospects for class and mass claims in litigation and arbitration and features a keynote address by Carolyn B. Lamm (White & Case LLP, Washington, D.C.), past President of the ABA and lead advocate for the 60,000 Italian claimants in Abaclat v. Argentine...
April 1, 2014
On April 9, the 11th Annual ITA-ASIL Conference: Mass and Class Claims in Arbitration will be presented from 12:00 noon – 4:30 p.m. in Washington D.C. at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. The conference examines the competing trends and future prospects for class and mass claims in litigation and arbitration and features a keynote address by Carolyn B. Lamm (White & Case LLP, Washington, D.C.), past President of the ABA and lead advocate for the 60,000 Italian claimants in Abaclat v. Argentine...
Robotic Attorneys and the Future
April 1, 2014
Will legal work soon be performed by robots? Drones may soon be delivering your Amazon packages, but will they also be taking over your legal career? James O’Toole in a story in CNN Money contemplates whether “the lawyers of the future may be less J.D. than R2D2.” “Lots of legal work is already being computerized by some firms, including the drafting of simple contracts and the search for evidence in reams of documents,” O’Toole says. Though industry experts admit a robotic attorney...
April 1, 2014
Will legal work soon be performed by robots? Drones may soon be delivering your Amazon packages, but will they also be taking over your legal career? James O’Toole in a story in CNN Money contemplates whether “the lawyers of the future may be less J.D. than R2D2.” “Lots of legal work is already being computerized by some firms, including the drafting of simple contracts and the search for evidence in reams of documents,” O’Toole says. Though industry experts admit a robotic attorney...
LexisNexis UK Launches as an Alternative Business Structure
April 1, 2014
The legal publisher is approved to provide advisory services. Are lawyers being replaced by legal software? There are many...
April 1, 2014
The legal publisher is approved to provide advisory services. Are lawyers being replaced by legal software? There are many...
BREAKING: Citing Legal Industry Disruption, West, Lexis Open their Data to Free Access
April 1, 2014
Last month, Harvard Law School hosted the conference, Disruptive Innovation in the Market for Legal Services, featuring Harvard Business School Prof. Clayton M. Christensen, author of the seminal 1997 book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. That came not long after ReInvent Law NYC, another conference that focused on innovation and disruption in the legal industry. Indeed, as I wrote then, we may be in the midst of a time of unprecedented innovation in legal technology. Citing this very trend towards...
April 1, 2014
Last month, Harvard Law School hosted the conference, Disruptive Innovation in the Market for Legal Services, featuring Harvard Business School Prof. Clayton M. Christensen, author of the seminal 1997 book, The Innovator’s Dilemma. That came not long after ReInvent Law NYC, another conference that focused on innovation and disruption in the legal industry. Indeed, as I wrote then, we may be in the midst of a time of unprecedented innovation in legal technology. Citing this very trend towards...
Sanctions Imposed for Manipulation of Metadata to Conceal Use of Unproduced Computer
April 1, 2014
T&E Investment Group, LLC v. Faulkner, Nos. 11-CV-0724-P, 3:11-CV-1558-P, 2014 WL 550596 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 12, 2014) In...
April 1, 2014
T&E Investment Group, LLC v. Faulkner, Nos. 11-CV-0724-P, 3:11-CV-1558-P, 2014 WL 550596 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 12, 2014) In...
We All Live In Arbitration Land (But We Shouldn’t Have To)
March 31, 2014
“We all live in …” is often part of a solidarity rallying cry, like “We all live in Wisconsin” expressing unity against union busting, or “We all live in Bhopal” showing support after the devastating 1984 gas disaster. ("We all live in a Yellow Submarine" does not count!) So today, we all live in Arbitration Land. If it takes professional dancers to make you understand that you live there too, then so be it. In this case, those dancers would be the Oakland Raider cheerleaders...
March 31, 2014
“We all live in …” is often part of a solidarity rallying cry, like “We all live in Wisconsin” expressing unity against union busting, or “We all live in Bhopal” showing support after the devastating 1984 gas disaster. ("We all live in a Yellow Submarine" does not count!) So today, we all live in Arbitration Land. If it takes professional dancers to make you understand that you live there too, then so be it. In this case, those dancers would be the Oakland Raider cheerleaders...
Cornerstone Research Releases 2013 Securities Class Action Settlements Analysis
March 31, 2014
Owing to a number of larger settlements, the average securities class action settlement amount in 2013 rose, while at the same time the median settlement amount declined, according to a study of the securities suit settlements from Cornerstone Research. The study also reports that the number of settlements and the aggregate dollar value of all settlements also rose during the year. The report, which is entitled “Securities Class Action Settlements: 2013 Review and Analysis,” can be found here....
March 31, 2014
Owing to a number of larger settlements, the average securities class action settlement amount in 2013 rose, while at the same time the median settlement amount declined, according to a study of the securities suit settlements from Cornerstone Research. The study also reports that the number of settlements and the aggregate dollar value of all settlements also rose during the year. The report, which is entitled “Securities Class Action Settlements: 2013 Review and Analysis,” can be found here....
Startup Lab’s Leader Has 3 Lessons for Legal Innovators
March 31, 2014
Klau shared three important lessons he has learned during his time in Silicon Valley, and told conference goers that they could easily be applied to the legal industry. First, Klau emphasized the importance of using data to make decisions and argued that facts and figures were exponentially more important than gut feelings and informed opinions. [Good news for Picture It Settled] Klau, who worked on then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008, mentioned how the campaign relied on data...
March 31, 2014
Klau shared three important lessons he has learned during his time in Silicon Valley, and told conference goers that they could easily be applied to the legal industry. First, Klau emphasized the importance of using data to make decisions and argued that facts and figures were exponentially more important than gut feelings and informed opinions. [Good news for Picture It Settled] Klau, who worked on then-U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008, mentioned how the campaign relied on data...
Communication Within Family Breaches Confidentiality of Mediated Settlement
March 31, 2014
A Florida appellate court reversed the trial court and concluded that a school headmaster’s need to tell his daughter how his employment dispute was resolved in mediation violated the confidentiality provision in the settlement agreement. The breach came to light when his daughter immediately sent out a gloating message on Facebook to 1,200 friends, including many students of the school. The appellate court precluded the headmaster from enforcing the settlement agreement, stating that his need...
March 31, 2014
A Florida appellate court reversed the trial court and concluded that a school headmaster’s need to tell his daughter how his employment dispute was resolved in mediation violated the confidentiality provision in the settlement agreement. The breach came to light when his daughter immediately sent out a gloating message on Facebook to 1,200 friends, including many students of the school. The appellate court precluded the headmaster from enforcing the settlement agreement, stating that his need...
The Limits of Emotional Intelligence as a Negotiation Skill
March 31, 2014
The concept of emotional intelligence burst into the cultural imagination in 1995 with the publication of psychologist Daniel Goleman’s bestselling book of the same name. Experts have predicted that scoring high on this personality trait would boost one’s bargaining outcomes. After all, the qualities that characterize emotional intelligence—awareness of our emotions and how they affect others, the ability to regulate our moods and behavior, empathy, the motivation to meet meaningful personal...
March 31, 2014
The concept of emotional intelligence burst into the cultural imagination in 1995 with the publication of psychologist Daniel Goleman’s bestselling book of the same name. Experts have predicted that scoring high on this personality trait would boost one’s bargaining outcomes. After all, the qualities that characterize emotional intelligence—awareness of our emotions and how they affect others, the ability to regulate our moods and behavior, empathy, the motivation to meet meaningful personal...
